They will play Martin de la Puente and Nicolas Peifer in the final. Hewett and Gordon Reid are still on track to retain their sixth consecutive US Open title after beating Alexander Cataldo and Tokito Oda 6-3, 6-3. In the final he'll face a familiar foe in world No.1 Shingo Kunieda, who is going in search of a wheelchair tennis first - the calendar singles Grand Slam. Hewett only needed an hour and 11 minutes to defeat France's Nicolas Peifer 6-3, 6-1 as he continues his pursuit of a third singles title at Flushing Meadows. Two questionable errors set up the first and only Championship Point, which Salisbury sealed with a smash.Īlfie Hewett will have the chance to win two titles at the US Open this yar - having reaching the final of both the men's wheelchair singles and doubles. A break advantage came and went in the second set for Skupski and Koolhof and serving to stay in the match, they lost their edge. With both teams winning 79-88% of points of first serve in the opening set, they battled through to a tie-break – where the top seeds recovered from 4-1 down to win six points in a row. Salisbury also become the first British player to win three men’s doubles Grand Slam titles in the Open Era, overtaking Jamie Murray and Roger Taylor. The British, American duo become only the second pair to retain the US Open crown in the Open Era – joining Mark and Todd Woodbridge (1995-1996). Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram are US Open men’s doubles champions for the second consecutive year after defeating Neal Skuspki and Wesley Koolhof 7-6(4), 7-5 in the final. They raced to an 8-3 lead, putting them out of site of the Brits, as they rounded off an historic win in two hours and 20 minutes. The young Spaniard proved the difference in the match tie-break, starting out with a brilliant backhand winner on the acute angle. They had the opportunity to serve out the match at 5-4, but despite their previous frustrations, Peifer and De la Puente broke both Reid and Hewett to take the set for themselves. The Brits survived yet more threats of a momentum shift in the second set and at 3-3, demonstrated some stunning court coverage and attacking flair from Hewett in particular, to clinch a break. The 24-year-old’s forehand continued to be a big weapon throughout the match – finding winners from all angles of the court – as he helped carry them to a one set lead. Hewett’s driven forehand return at 15-30 proved too strong for the Spaniard, before Reid sealed a break of their own with an inch perfect lob. It was a high-quality start from both sides, with lengthy rallies in the opening two games and an early exchange of breaks on Peifer and Reid’s serves.Ĭoming in as a bit of an unknown quantity with Reid’s injury troubles, which put him out of the singles earlier in the week, the Brits battled hard to save break points on both their service games, but got their just reward at 4-4. The 24-year-old proceeded to break his opponent for a fourth time in the set, producing 39 winners in total and finding championship point to close out the match with a straight-sets masterclass.Īlfie Hewett and Gordon Reid just missed out on the chance to make it a sixth successive US Open doubles title after finishing runners up to Martin de la Puente and Nicolas Peifer.ĭe la Puente and Peifer pulled off a stunning comeback from a set down and with the Brits serving for the match, to win 4-6, 7-5, 10-6. Winning five straight points, Hewett was awarded with an immediate break in the second before consolidating his lead with a comfortable hold and a second break to build a healthy 3-0 lead. At the sixth time of asking, the Briton crossed the finish line after producing his second ace of the set to claim the scoreboard advantage. However, it was the British No.1 who looked to be in pole position after earning a total of five set points at 6-5, but Kunieda recovered well from a 40-0 deficit to call for a tiebreak. The world No.2, Alfie Hewett, defeated Shingo Kunieda 7-6(2), 6-1 in the Wheelchair men's singles final to lift his third US Open title.Ī battle of the breaks in the opening set left spectators on the edge of their seats as there appeared to be few and far between the No.1 and No.2 seed. Lucy Shuker, Gordon Reid and Andy Lapthorne knocked out in wheelchair singlesĭay 14 - Alfie Hewett defeats Shingo Kunieda to win his third US Open title.Hewett and Gordon Reid finish runners-up in the men's doubles.Alfie Hewett wins his 21st Grand Slam title after defeating Shingo Kunieda in straight-sets.Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram beat Neal Skupski and Wesley Koolhof to US Open men's doubles title.
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